Gimmewald

Four years ago we spent several days in the mountains at a tiny village called Gimmelwald.  We didn't feel like a trip to Switzerland would be complete without visiting the Mittetag Hotel and visiting Walter,, then 87, owner/operator of this unique and quite rustic hotel.
   Walter is now 92 and as spry as ever.   He was busy fixing dinner for his guests.  I don't believe he recognized us but he was friendly.  It was good to see him again.
   We walked around for a while; took lots of pictures and had a picnic  lunch at a closed cafe.  They were kind enough to let us sit at their outdoor tables.  Even tho it was cloudy, we occasionally enjoyed views of the massive  Eiger,  Mounch and the Jungfrau mountains, standing tall just across the Lauterbrunnen Valley below.
  Along our bus routes,  we stopped to get a look at a waterfall that was very similar in awesomeness to the gorge walk we did in Garmisch, except this  crack  in the earth was vertical!  Ron and I did the stairway hike up 10 flights of stairs.  WHEW!